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Object NameMosaic Plaque with Apis
Made FromGlass
Date99 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Alexandria
TechniqueMosaic glass or millefiori
SizeOverall H: 2.6 cm, W: 3.3 cm, Th: 0.6 cm
Accession Number59.1.97
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
The Lure of Egypt: Land of the Pharaohs Revisited
Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionMosaic Plaque with Apis. Translucent canes of deep blue glass, opaque white, opaque yellow, opaque light green, and opaque red in a matrix of opaque light blue, bubbly with much chord and white stone, repolished recently; mosaic glass or millefiori technique. Apis bull composed of blue and white, outlined in blue, retains a yellow ear and eye while horns support a blue ureaus in a light green field; he stands on a pedestal decorated with alternating yellow palmette motifs, the base of which curl out to form two pairs of rosettes on either side, the lower rosette is a four-petaled flower with a yellow center, white leaves with red tips while the upper rosette is a yellow center with white stems, red center with yellow tips.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
